National response to internal displacement

In many cases the international community acts to protect and assist the world's internally displaced people in absence of responsible and effective national action. This is, at least partly, because countries experiencing crises of internal displacement are unlikely to possess national institu...

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Main Author: Jennifer McLean
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: University of Oxford 1998-04-01
Series:Forced Migration Review
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Online Access:http://www.fmreview.org/en/FMRpdfs/FMR01/fmr0103.pdf
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description In many cases the international community acts to protect and assist the world's internally displaced people in absence of responsible and effective national action. This is, at least partly, because countries experiencing crises of internal displacement are unlikely to possess national institutions capable of effectively providing their displaced citizens with the necessary support. Strengthening national capacity for response is essential in order that governments themselves can assume immediate responsibility in humanitarian emergencies without having to depend on external aid.
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spelling doaj.art-cbcba5910a7d4d59abb1fa59d0a8f5982022-12-22T02:33:49ZaraUniversity of OxfordForced Migration Review1460-98191998-04-0111011National response to internal displacementJennifer McLeanIn many cases the international community acts to protect and assist the world's internally displaced people in absence of responsible and effective national action. This is, at least partly, because countries experiencing crises of internal displacement are unlikely to possess national institutions capable of effectively providing their displaced citizens with the necessary support. Strengthening national capacity for response is essential in order that governments themselves can assume immediate responsibility in humanitarian emergencies without having to depend on external aid.http://www.fmreview.org/en/FMRpdfs/FMR01/fmr0103.pdfinternal displacementnational responsesIDPs
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title National response to internal displacement
title_full National response to internal displacement
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title_full_unstemmed National response to internal displacement
title_short National response to internal displacement
title_sort national response to internal displacement
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